U.S. label Scream Factory announced today that it will add four new titles to its Blu-ray catalog: Larry Cohen's
Full Moon High (1981), George Schenck's
Superbeast (1972), Viktors Ritelis'
Crucible of Horror a.k.a.
The Corpse (1971), and Hollingsworth Morse's
Daughters of Satan (1972). All four releases will be available for purchase in April.
Full Moon High
Synopsis: The problem of a typical high-school teenager takes on monstrous proportions in this comical send up of horror movies from legendary cult filmmaker Larry Cohen.
The most important thing to quarterback Tony Walker (Adam Arkin, Halloween H20) is to win the big game against archrival Simpson High. But this plan soon changes when his ultra-right-wing dad (Ed McMahon) drags him along on a spy mission for the CIA. In Romania, Tony is bitten by a werewolf – and that's when things really start to get hairy! Now, whenever there's a full moon, he transforms into a growling beast that hungrily chases down beautiful girls. Cursed to live forever as a teenager with uncontrollable urges, Tony realizes he must find a way to the end this cycle of animalistic excess.
STREET DATE: APRIL 10.
Crucible of Horror
Synopsis: A psychological thriller that "for tight, merciless tension ... is uncommonly effective and engrossing" (The New York Times).
This horrifying film tells the story of Edith (Yvonne Mitchell, Nineteen Eighty-Four), a terrorized wife, who, along with her daughter, plots to kill her husband, Walter (Michael Gough, Batman, Sleepy Hollow), to end his abusive treatment of them. They poison him and make his death look like a suicide. But they didn't count on one thing: Walter isn't ready to die...
STREET DATE: APRIL 10.
Superbeast
Synopsis: Dr. Alix Pardee (Antoinette Bower, Prom Night) travels to the Philippines when she hears some people have been attacked by a humanoid creature. Once there, she finds that these beasts are the product of Dr. Bill Fleming (Craig Littler). Fleming is trying to cure criminals by genetically engineering their brains. These experiments are creating half-man, half-beasts. In a nod to The Most Dangerous Game, the beast are set loose and hunted by the doctor's evil benefactor.
STREET DATE: APRIL 10.
Daughters Of Satan
Synopsis: Be careful what you witch for with this spellbinding thriller that delves into the realms of ancient covens and the conquistadors who loathe them. Tom Selleck (Magnum P.I.) delivers a commanding performance as James Robertson, an antique dealer living in Manila. James buys a Spanish painting dating back to 1592 from an art gallery ... because the painting depicts three witches being burned at the stake and one of the witches has an uncanny resemblance to James' wife, Chris. But the similarity turns out to be much more than a coincidence when Chris becomes possessed by the spirit of her evil doppelganger. She soon meets two local women who resemble the other two witches from the painting. The three decide to murder James, as he may be a descendant of the conquistador responsible for the burning of the original coven.
STREET DATE: APRIL 24.